PREHzent or preeZENT

1. Present. As in a gift you give, or what you say when answering roll call

2. Present. What you do on stage or at a board meeting.

So am present in presenting? Am I able I give and receive through presents/presence? Or am I tense, blocking presents/presence in the present presentation?

Again- release tension, aka "relax." And the presents/presence flow. 

And remember, what is tension, but the presence/presents of fear?

#presents

#presence

#releasetension

#releasefear

#nofearinthepresentmoment

Breaking away

So did I say "I just need a break?" And what happens? I break my knee.

What do you need?

Just sayin...

Wrecking ball

Part of the making is the breaking. 

#wreckingball

#breakthroughs

#breakitopen

#givemeabreak

#becarefulwhatyouaskfor

Working hard or hardly working?

Those of you who have been following this blog for awhile know that I've preached, teached, reached far and beyond talking about the value, importance, and controversy around the philosophical and practical application of effortlessness. I hope you didn't think that I have an issue with hard work. Making an "effort." Etc...

Hard work can be fun. We delight in the feeling of having accomplished something after working hard. Some of us just like to work for work's sake. 

I'm not saying "don't work and don't work hard." I'm saying be relaxed while you work hard. There is a difference.

#workinghard

#hardlyworking

#workoutwithouttension

#relaxationrevolution 

Commitment committee

Commit

Mitten

Mitty

Mittyment

Committee 

10 commitments 

What are your 10 commitments to yourself? And who is deciding what they are? Your big S self? Your little s self? Which one really cares about losing 10 lbs? Which one cares? Is caring really sharing? 

Let's see that on facebook. 

#10commitments

#commitmentcommittee

#facebookcommittments

Practice the relax

What is relaxation but a state that is void of fear?

So why not practice relaxation with as much attention as one would practice the guitar, mathematics, yoga asana, gymnastics, etc... What would it be like to be a master or virtuoso of fearlessness?

#practicetherelax

#fearbegone

#mastertherelax

#fearbusters

Edges Go

Dissolving

Feeling my self growing smaller

Melting

Into the one pot

Hearing

My thoughts coming out of other mouths

Identity relaxes

I am no longer necessary

E goes away

A

Way

Revealed

#timetoletgo
#surrenderego

First Friday

First Friday of the year. Is it TGIF? If so, why are we thanking God that it's Friday today? What is it about today that inspires thanks?

#thankdogitsfriday

#newthanksgiving

#tgif

#firstfridays

#findingtherightquestionstoleadmetotheanswersiseek

The Resolution Solution - part 2

So how's it going so far with those resolutions? 

Right.

For me, I resolve every day. And sometimes throughout the day. The new year just marks another day, and another reason to have a party (as if I need one!)

I have a code that I live by. Those are my resolutions. And I resolve, or re-solve them as often as I need to, for however long it takes for me to get it, because that is what is important to me. What's my code? What does it matter? Make up your own code. What's important to you? 

Some of my code looks like this:

Non judgement 

No greater than or less than

It's all perfect

Love yourself

Etc...

I adopted this code (partial list shown) around 1986 when I met Dennis Adams. Thank you for teaching me truths that have held up every damn moment of every damn day. And that is what I teach. That is what informs my yoga, and all of it informs my life. That code is my continual resolve. That is my Resolution Solution.

Amen

Hari om tat sat

Etc...

#resolutionsolution

#newyearseveryday

#keepthepartygoing

#cantstopwontstopsoidontstop

Change the changing

 If there is something you've been "working on" for years, and it's not changing, then maybe it's time to change how you're working on it. Just sayin...

#change

#stopworkingstartchanging

#tryyoga

#findwhatworks

#brennageehanphotography

The Resolution Solution - part 1

It's that time of year. Day 1, 2015. Time for those good ol' New Years Resolutions! All the things we don't like about ourselves, we seek the solution in re-solution. But that's the clincher- we knew the solution already! So we resolve/re-solve the "problem" time and time again. Is this crazy making? Is it working? Am I feeling better or worse about myself? Better or worse about life? And how do I feel about re-solving the same damn problem year after year? 

So maybe solve a different problem. Try something else. Something that helps us break free from the pack. From the pack of lies we tell ourselves everyday and instead, ask ourselves, "What choices can I make that help me feel better about myself and life?"

Now I'm not saying that we should beat ourselves up for not "getting it" faster, or for continuing to work on stuff. I'm not talking about giving up, but maybe I'm talking about giving up what isn't or hasn't been working. And there is a Knowingness to that. A Knowingness that may reach beyond what it appears to be on the physical plane, so who am I to judge what that looks like on the outside? 

So just do it. You already know what to do. Resolve to act on your Knowingness. Re-solve that. Happy New Year! Happy New Moment. Every. Damn. Day. Even. Next. Year.

#newyearsresolutions

#Resolutionsolution

#lose10lbsonlytofindthemagainstopsnow

#losenothing

Counting down

In less than 1 hour PST, it will be a new year. The ball has dropped in NYC, and Des Moines, Iowa. They know what 2015 feels like. 

Time passed.  46 minutes. And now it's 2015. Who dropped the ball here? I guess that would have to be me... ;)

Happy New Year to all, and to all a good night.